Vicarstown | |
Native Name: | Irish: Baile an Bhiocáire |
Native Name Lang: | ga |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Coordinates: | 53.0517°N -7.0837°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Leinster |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Laois |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Vicarstown, historically known as Ballynevicar, Ballyvicar and Ballyvicary[1], is a village in County Laois, Ireland. It stands at the point where the R427 regional road crosses the Grand Canal.
Annanough (Áth na nEac in Irish) is the local Gaelic football team.
Vicarstown is the location of the only parkrun in County Laois.
The village has a Catholic church, a community hall and a Gaelic Athletic Association field. The village also has a bar and a place to rent canal barges.